User talk:Gungadin/sandbox

Minor characters
I think this should only be done if we get problems with the individual pages. -Trampikey(talk)(contribs) 18:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I dont, because none of these characters merit their own page and they never will do. Their pages would consist of two or three sentences and an infobox. There would be no point labelling them "stub" because there is nothing else to be added to them. Unless we start saying, "June Watkins then walked to the door, she then turned the door handle, she then put one foot in front of the other and took a step forward." I'm only putting on the very minor ones who appeared in one or so episodes in the 80s, I didnt think you would care about these ones.


 * Also some of the ones I plan to put on here aren't allowed on the past character list because of the surname rule you have, and I want to include them somewhere, so i think here would be a good place. It is highly unlikely that anyone will write individual articles for these characters anyway, so they will forever remain as red links.


 * I dont really understand why you have a problem with a list such as this. Their bios wont contain any less info just because they are combined with other characters bios. All links to their names can direct to their individual segments as we do with list of adresses, and barely any of them will be linked to in any other article other than the 'list of past characters' anyway. Also each name can be categorised separately in Cat EE characters at the bottom of the page, so they are listed there separately too.


 * Do you really think that such minor characters would ever merit their own page? Gungadin 19:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

They obviously don't merit their own pages, and I don't like the way you said "aren't allowed on the past character list because of the surname rule you have" - when, if you had read Talk:List of past EastEnders characters, you would know that I now do not disagree with that. However, I do not like this idea, but I'm sure I'll be out voted by yourself and AnemoneProjectors on this anyway - I just think it's messy and ugly, but hey - what does my personal opinion account for? -Trampikey(talk)(contribs) 20:03, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Well what I said wasn't meant to offend you, it is just a fact. You said on that talk page that single named characters who appeared for a long time could appear on the list "like Stella, Clem, Lydia etc". Therefore single named characters who only appear in one episode wouldnt be allowed then would they? and it is these that will be on this list. It is messier looking I agree, but it's wikipedia's policy not mine, and I happen to agree with it for characters like this. I wouldnt worry anyway as I doubt many people will be inclined to read up on Dario et al.Gungadin 20:20, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Then what's the point in an article you think noone will read? And who's to say what constitutes being a "minor" character. -Trampikey(talk)(contribs) 17:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * The fact that they have only been in one or two episodes and that they dont have a big role, or arent regular characters etc. How can you argue that they arent minor? Because if you did suggest this, you would be in a minority of one.


 * There are tons of barely read articles on Wikipedia, but I dont need to justify why I am making this page to you. I dont need your permission either because i'm not breaking any rules. Please read this Notability (fiction) if you dont believe me. It seems that you would prefer these characters to never be mentioned rather than have them combined in a list. Or perhaps you would prefer to see hundreds of one line articles that have no chance of ever being extended. Every other television and film project combines minor characters into one page, take it up with Wikipedia's policy makers if you dont like it because there isnt much I can do to change it. I thought you'd be pleased that their character info is on Wiki. 7 characters who formerly had no page now have one, and they are all in the same place for your convenience.Gungadin 17:49, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

People to Include

 * Sam sangers
 * Nigel Dean
 * Monty Krietman.....